Australian Port

Penfolds South Australia Club Tawny (no longer called Port) nv The last bottle tasted was maple syrup personified with completely integrated alcohol. Made from Shiraz, Grenache and Mourvedre and matured in small oak in Kalimna. The wine was subsequently bottled at Penfolds facility in Magill 18% purchased for $9.59 at Bottle Barn Penfolds

Grant Burge Barossa 10 year old Port nv
The grapes that made this port-style of wine are Grenache, Mourvedre and Shiraz. Aged in barriques and hogsheads. After drawing wine for a new bottling, the cooperage is topped up with wine from the new vintage 19.5% $21 at Traverso’s Grant Burge

About RJ

Ray Johnson is the Executive Director of the Wine Business Institute at Sonoma State University. He writes about food and wine, his travels and the business of wine. He makes his home in Sonoma County, California.
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